Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work as a key member of the Community Learning Disability Team within the psychology service. You will provide assessment, formulation and talking therapies to adults with learning disabilities. You will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team and receive excellent supervision and support. You will provide consultancy and workshops on topics such as mental health, positive behaviour support, dementia or autism to families and providers.
Our aim is to provide high quality, strengths based, trauma-informed, person centred care which enhances the lives of adults with learning disabilities.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the job will be to provides psychological assessment, formulation and interventions for adults who have mental health difficulties and/or behaviours of concern.You will work with the person, their family, and their carers to develop person centred care plans designed to improve quality of life. Direct work will include offering adapted talking therapies (e.g., adapted CBT, CAT or ACT) designed to reduce psychological distress and increase coping strategies and quality of life. You will also offer staff or family workshops to help support the 'team around the person' better understand and respond to the person's needs.You will receive weekly supervision and opportunities to work alongside qualified, trainee and assistant psychologists as well as other members of the MDT.
About us
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds, and all have expertise and stories to share.It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of.If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job purpose
To provide a qualified specialist Clinical Psychology service to clients referred to the Community Learning Disabilities Team across all sectors of care; providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
General requirements
- To work within a large multi-disciplinary team alongside colleagues in Psychiatry, Occupational Therapy, Community Nursing, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Business Support.
- To liaise and work closely with colleagues in the Intensive Support Service with regard to specific clients who have mental health problems and/or challenging behaviour.
- To provide frequent assessment and intervention within a variety of care settings, e.g. residential care homes for people with learning disabilities, day centres.
- To have frequent direct exposure to clients who present challenging behaviour, have mental health problems or may have experienced abuse or other traumatic events, and where the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills are required.
- To provide psychological inputs and interventions for clients and their carers in the least restrictive and least stigmatising environment.
- Job role may involve working alone with clients in situations where there may be some risk of verbal or physical aggression from clients, carers, and the general public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job purpose
To provide a qualified specialist Clinical Psychology service to clients referred to the Community Learning Disabilities Team across all sectors of care; providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
General requirements
- To work within a large multi-disciplinary team alongside colleagues in Psychiatry, Occupational Therapy, Community Nursing, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Business Support.
- To liaise and work closely with colleagues in the Intensive Support Service with regard to specific clients who have mental health problems and/or challenging behaviour.
- To provide frequent assessment and intervention within a variety of care settings, e.g. residential care homes for people with learning disabilities, day centres.
- To have frequent direct exposure to clients who present challenging behaviour, have mental health problems or may have experienced abuse or other traumatic events, and where the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills are required.
- To provide psychological inputs and interventions for clients and their carers in the least restrictive and least stigmatising environment.
- Job role may involve working alone with clients in situations where there may be some risk of verbal or physical aggression from clients, carers, and the general public.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Doctoral level training and qualification (to be completed at the latest by December 2023) in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS/HCPC.
Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates capacity to work with clients presenting with complex psychological difficulties. Ability to work with the potential of clients or their carers becoming abusive and aggressive
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Doctoral level training and qualification (to be completed at the latest by December 2023) in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS/HCPC.
Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates capacity to work with clients presenting with complex psychological difficulties. Ability to work with the potential of clients or their carers becoming abusive and aggressive
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
